Awards, Grants & Recognitions

AWARDS

American Planning Association NY Upstate Chapter Grassroots Initiative Award - Re-Envision Albany
APANY, October 12, 2023
Community Connectors Program - Together We Can: Repairing the Damage of Interstate 787
Smart Growth America (smartgrowthamerica.org) September 13, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Achievers - Albany Riverfront Collaborative
Albany Business Review (bizjournals.com) September 12, 2023
The 2023 Transportation Power 100 - Scott Townsend, Founder, Albany Riverfront Collaborative
City & State Magazine (Cityandstateny.com) August 7, 2023
2023 Power 50: New momentum - Scott Townsend, a leading advocate for the reshaping of Interstate 787 in Albany
Albany Business Review (bizjournals.com) July 12, 2023
United Nations UN-Habitat: Better Cities Film Festivals, Katowice, Poland – Emerging Ideas Award – Reimagining Albany’s Waterfront Film
United Nations (UN.org) July 1, 2022
The Congress for the New Urbanisms' 2022 Charter Awards - Merit Award in Emerging Projects for Reimaging Albany’s Waterfront Film
’Bold campaign for highway removal’ Congress for New Urbanism (CNU.org) March 8, 2022

RECOGNITION

Freeways Without Futures 2023 - Interstate 787
Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) April 11, 2023
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AIA Eastern New York March 2022 Newsletter - Making Connections: The Albany Waterfront Collaborative

Albany Riverfront Collaborative receives Albany Business Review Achievers 2023 Strategist of the Year Award

Albany Riverfront Collaborative, Co-Founder, Scott Townsend, is recognized in the Albany Business Review 2023 Power 50

Interstate 787 - Albany, NY is listed at the top of 10 Nominees for Freeways Without Futures 2023 over an image of a sunset-lit urban highway drone image.

Albany Riverfront Collaborative and partners are selected for participation in the Community Connectors Program 2023

American Planning Association New York Upstate Chapter Grassroots Initiative Re-Envision Albany Certificate is Presented to Albany Riverfront Collaborative

Emerging Ideas Award for Reimaging Albany's Waterfront at the UN Better Film Festival

Albany Riverfront Collaborative's 2022 Merit Award from the Congress for New Urbanism